Projector

Abstract

A projector is provided that plays recording mediums, such as DVD and video tapes, which switches between a projection image to another image by stopping or suspending playback, or starting a playback or recording operation. In S 205 , whether a break switch is depressed during image playback in S 203 is judged. When the break switch is depressed, the flow proceeds to S 206 . When the break switch is not depressed, the condition in S 203 is continued. In S 206 , an image playback portion suspends playing the recording medium. The image is suspended at one scene and so is the playback of sounds. Also, a CPU issues a command to a time measuring portion to measure a suspend time, according to a signal obtained when the break switch is depressed. The time measuring data is saved successively in a RAM. In S 207 , image data of a guiding image in a data storage portion in a ROM or an EEPROM is read out, and the image suspended by the image playback portion is switched to the image data of the guiding image to be displayed.

1 . A projector, that plays back an image recorded in a recording medium comprising: 
 an image playback portion to play back the image recorded in the recording medium;    a projection portion to project the image played back by the image playback portion;    a manipulation portion to stop or start image playback by the image playback portion;    a data storage portion to store image data of a guiding image indicating that the image playback is stopped; and    a control portion to stop the image playback by the image playback portion according to a stop signal provided when the manipulation portion is manipulated, and to project the guiding image, indicating a stopped condition, from the projection portion according to the image data read out from the data storage portion.    
   
   
       2 . The projector according to  claim 1 , 
 the control portion projecting the guiding image at a predetermined brightness to serve also as pre-set lighting.    
   
   
       3 . The projector according to  claim 1 , 
 the guiding image including a text or a picture indicating the stopped condition;    more than one item of moving picture data to change conditions of the text or the picture being stored in the data storage portion; and    the control portion projecting the guiding image from the projection portion, by changing the conditions of the text or the picture according to the moving picture data read out from the data storage portion.    
   
   
       4 . The projector according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a speaker,    the control portion outputting predetermined sounds from the speaker while the guiding image is being projected from the projection portion.    
   
   
       5 . The projector according to  claim 1 , 
 the guiding image including a text or a picture to instruct a procedure to start the playback by the image playback portion.    
   
   
       6 . The projector according to  claim 1 , 
 the manipulation portion including a light emitting portion; and    the control portion causing the light emitting portion in the manipulation portion to light ON or flash when the stop signal is provided.    
   
   
       7 . The projector according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a lighting portion to emit light from a portion other than a projection lens portion of the projection portion,    the control portion causing the lighting portion to emit light when the stop signal is provided.    
   
   
       8 . The projector according to  claim 1 , 
 when a playback start signal is provided by a manipulation on the manipulation portion, the control portion causes the image playback portion to start the image playback, and switches the guiding image being projected from the projection portion to a playback image of the image playback portion.    
   
   
       9 . The projector according to  claim 8 , 
 when the playback start signal is provided, the control portion causes the image playback portion to start the image playback from an image at least earlier than an image when the image playback was stopped.